Clostridium perfringens: An unusual case
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Thomas M. Harrington; Dennis Torretti; Francis J. Viozzi; Duane E. Davis
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Article
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1981
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Anaerobic joint infections may be a more common occurrence than previously reported. A nine-year-old with a septic knee due to Clostridium perfringens following a puncture wound was seen in the emergency department. Diagnosis was established by isolating the organism from an anaerobic synovial fluid